Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

This collection contains proposed designs and planning documents to assist in Sustainable Community Development, based on issues identified as important by the community. Many of the projects in this collection come from the Sustainable Futures Summer academic program at the Monteverde Institute.

This digital collection is a service of the Monteverde Institute, whose mission is to catalyze social, ecological and economic sustainability by integrating community initiatives with education, research and conservation.

Esta colección contiene diseños propuestos y documentos de planificación para ayudar en el Desarrollo Comunitario Sostenible, basados en temas identificados como importantes por la comunidad. Muchos de los proyectos de esta colección provienen del programa académico de verano Futuros Sostenibles del Instituto Monteverde.

Esta colección digital es un servicio del Instituto Monteverde, cuya misión es catalizar la sostenibilidad social, ecológica y económica integrando iniciativas comunitarias con educación, investigación y conservación.

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San Luis housing study, Monteverde housing study, 2004

Ashley Elder, Cynthia Gallant, Jonny Hayes, and Christina Weber

Hand renderings of housing in San Luis and Monteverde with accompanying prototypes.
San Luis projection, 2004

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Current and population projection for 2010 and 2020.
Scenario plan for Monteverde, 2004

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A hand-rendered drawing depicting Monteverde from an aerial perspective.
Scenario planning, 2004

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Final presentation of two scenarios planned for San Luis, business as usual and diversified economy, based on population projections, development and community input.
Scenario planning: Cerro Plano green city proposal [PowerPoint], 2004

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Proposal of 10 and 50 meter stream buffers, buffer violation and green space opportunities, proposed trails, biological corridor connections, and re-vegetation areas.
Scenario planning: Cerro Plano green city proposal [PowerPoint], 2004

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Presentation on proposed trails, biological corridors, and areas for possible revegetation.
Scenario planning, District of Monteverde: Imagination of place, 2004

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Draft of how to approach scenario planning in the communities of Santa Elena, Cerro Plano, and San Luis.
Scenario planning in San Luis: [Inventory], 2004

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Student assignments and basis for gathering information for the inventory in order to create scenario plans for San Luis. Includes methods for creating a base map and doing the field work.
Scenario Planning: What may happen in San Luis in the future? [PowerPoint], 2004

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A PowerPoint presenting the current demographic trends, two different scenarios for San Luis (business as usual or creating a diversified economy), current housing patterns in Alto San Luis, central San Luis and the plaza housing pattern, and suggestions for creating a sustainable future.
Scenario planning: What may happen in San Luis? [PowerPoint], 2004

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A PowerPoint presenting the current demographic trends, two different scenarios for San Luis (business as usual or creating a diversified economy), current housing patterns in Alto San Luis, central San Luis and the plaza housing pattern, and suggestions for creating a sustainable future.
Structures, Final: San Luis, 2004

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Hand renderings of maps of San Luis illustrating existing structures, visions of growth in 2010 business as usual, 2010 development, 2020 business as usual, and 2020 development.
The Costa Rican pacific coast trail, 2004

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A presentation illustrating how the proposed Pacific Coast trail will link the Monteverde Reserve complex to the gulf of Nicoya. Goals of the implementing the trail are outlined as well as key points, a proposal for a trail map and trail descriptions. Included are descriptions of the life zones found on the trail, the degree of difficulty for each trail, proposed rest stops, other attractions and activities. Pacific Coast Trail alliance members are listed.
Trail descriptions [San Luis], 2004

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Descriptions of proposed walking trail in the San Luis area: Sendero Cerro Quemado, Sendero Pacífico (Lower San Luis to La Lindora), Sendero San Antonio, and Sendero Cerro Amapala.
Tramonti scenario plan, 2004

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A hand rendering perspective of the restaurant, Tramonti, in Monteverde.
Valle de San Luis: Metas de desarrollo comunal, 2004

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Images and text with suggestions for community development in San Luis.
Vegetable market in Santa Elena, 2004

Robert Cowherd
Viable Costa Rican village center, 2004

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Elements of a Costa Rica town center.
Village center building on existing facilities, 2004

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A report outlining the facilities needed in the Community of San Luis to create a functional town center.
Vital Center Monteverde, 2004

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A hand-rendered drawing of a scenario plan for Monteverde depicting the bus stop with cobblestone paving for the street.
Water quality in a tropical montane cloud forest watershed, Costa Rica, 2004

Amy L. Rhodes, Andrew J. Guswa, Stewart Dallas, Evelyn M. Kim, Sarah Katchpole, and Ann Pufall

Study of the impact of population and commercial development within the town of Monteverde on the Rio Guacimal watershed.
Woman preparing food, 2004

Robert Cowherd
Center for creative education-2007 Buildout design proposals--Supporting materials--Text, July 9, 2003

Eliza Barton, Jill Baty, Anne Elrod, Ryan Fitzsimmons, Christopher Grahmm, and Laura Hernandez
CPCC-school project [notes for the bullring PowerPoint], July 7, 2003

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Charrette de Coope Santa Elena, July 4, 2003

Mario Arena, Anne Elrod, Chris Graham, Jane Padelford, Laura Hernandez, Adam Linton, David Means, Juliet Strouse, and Kathleen Wilson

Our task was to explore design alternatives for the Coope-CASEM shopping center. Each group developed two alternatives focused on preserving open space, maximizing parking, improving access and visibility, controlling traffic flow, and the overall cohesiveness of the property.